The Alpha's Unwanted Bride Chapter 16: AWAKE

I felt sothing damp and warm on my forehead and stirred awake.

I opened my eyes and saw that I was in a small room.

I slowly got up and looked around to take in the environnt and be sure of where I was.

There was a glowing light in a corner, illuminating the entire room.

A little window hung in the corner, and the room was sparse, with few items inside.

A little bedside drawer and a cabinet.

Where was I?

I removed the little damp cloth from my head and set it on the bedside table.

The last thing I could recall was feeling dizzy after Xaden had thrown my jewelry and clothes into the river, and everything went blank.

Oh no, had I fainted?

I couldn't believe it.

If my father knew that I had been so careless as to faint, then I would be in trouble.

How had I even gotten here in the first place?

I set my feet against the floor and tried to get up, but my body was so weak.

I pushed myself harder, and just as I was about to rise, the door opened, and a woman ca in.

"You're awake." She told .

She walked in with a tray and closed the door behind her.

"I'm sorry, but who are you? How did I get here?" I asked her.

She had curly black hair and seed to be in her late thirties.

She ca to my side and dropped the tray on the bedside table.

"You're still weak." She told . "You need to rest up a bit."

I shook my head. "No, I need to find Alpha Xaden. You don't know what he will do if he finds here."

She shook her head. "Xaden was the one who brought you here."

I stared at her in utter disbelief.

I could hardly form any words from my words.

"You had passed out, and he brought you here to heal." She said.

Why would he do that? I wondered.

I was irrelevant, just like a pest, and he didn't care about .

All he wanted to do was punish for the things my father had done.

If only he knew that hurting or whatever he did to did not affect .

"You were bleeding." She said she looked in the eye. "And your body was weak. Although I suspect your body was already tired from sothing else,

The very sa day that I had been beaten was the sa day that I had been assaulted.

"You took care of ," I said.

"It was my job." She relied on picking up the cool cloth on my head.

"How long have I been here?" I asked her.

"About a week."

"A week?!"

I was going to be in so much trouble! There was so much trouble for what I had done.

"I need to go," I said, getting up, but I stumbled back down onto the bed.

"Stay on the bed!" She snapped at . "Your body is tired! You can't heal, and it's healing at a slow pace."

Yes, I was a latent wolf. I caused all my misfortunes.

"Xaden would do nothing." She said. "He and his n have been here for a week. And I told him you would stay here until you've fully healed."

But that was going to be a problem. My falling sick had ruined the journey and slowed him down.

Who knew what he was going to do to ? Or what he would do to my family back in the pack.

They were my responsibility. Why wasn't A shifted wolf? At least I would have healed.

Luna Maria was right; I couldn't even handle the fact that he had forced himself on .

I felt the tears burn behind my eyes.

"I know who you are. You aren't who you say you are." The woman said, "You're not the one he wanted. You're soone else."

My heart seized instantly.

How did she know?!